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A stretch of the 405 Freeway in Westminster will shutdown beginning Saturday, August 17th as "Bridge Bash" commences. NBC4's Kate Larsen reports on "Today in LA." This clip is from "Today in LA" on August 16, 2013. (Published Friday, Aug. 16, 2013)

A stretch of the San Diego (405) Freeway in Orange County will be closed over the weekend for a bridge reconstruction project and officials were urging motorists to avoid the area.

Drivers, Shop Owners Brace for Major OC Fwy Closure

A busy stretch of the 405 Freeway in Orange County is scheduled to shut down this weekend. Cal Trans will close the freeway in order to demolish a bridge linking the southbound lanes to the eastbound 22 Freeway. Vikki Vargas reports from Westminster for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Aug. 15, 2013.

(Published Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013)

There is a bridge that helps the traffic flow, but for it to be completed the old concrete bridge must be torn down, said Darrell Johnson, of the Orange County Transportation Authority.

The new bridge allows for a smoother transition from the 405 to the 22.

Part of the weekend detour will go through Don Nichols’ Rossmoor neighborhood, where he says drivers already seem frustrated.

"Carmageddon" Costs Could Balloon by $100M

Costs for a freeway widening project could balloon by $100 million and take an additional year to complete along the San Diego Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass between the Westside and the San Fernando Valley. Reggie Kumar reports for Today in LA on Thursday, April 25, 2013.

(Published Monday, April 20, 2015)

“The road is very busy,” he said. “It’s already gone up 25 miles an hour. They come buzzing through there at night, too.”

Employees at the old ranch practice facility, say construction to the north is driving away business.

“They don’t want to wait on the bridge so they say, ‘See you next year,’ or they come at different hours,” said Steve Baker, the manager.

405 Freeway Widening Project Closes Busy Exit

The 405 Freeway's Sunset Boulevard northbound offramp will be closed until December for a widening project that would ease traffic, officials said. But until then, traffic jams in the busy area will most likely be worse. Reggie Kumar reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2013.

(Published Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013)

The folks at Blue Mountain Bagels are also on the detour route, which they predict could increase business.

“With this it will bring more traffic,” said Yelena Chavez, the manager. “Maybe more people stop for a bagel and coffee or just coffee.”

The project is part of a six-mile, $270 million road improvement that should be finished in 2015.

During the closure, northbound San Diego Freeway motorists were advised to take the following detours:
exit Beach Boulevard and turn right; take the westbound Garden Grove Freeway on-ramp to reconnect with northbound San Diego Freeway;
exit Westminster Avenue (east) and turn left, turn right on Bolsa Chica Road and take the westbound Garden Grove Freeway on-ramp to reconnect with the northbound San Diego Freeway; or
exit Valley View Street and turn left on Garden Grove Boulevard, turn right on Valley View Street and take the westbound Garden Grove Freeway on- ramp to reconnect with northbound San Diego Freeway.